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>> i think so, don. and what's really troubling about the debate is really missed by a lot of commentators, this is really a spending issue. we understand that even if taxes go up on individuals making over 200,000 and families making over 250, it only plugs about 8% of the deficit problem over the next ten years. we have a $1.3 trillion deficit for 2012. it will be about a trillion for 2013. we're borrowing 35 cents on the dollar. the enormous problem is interest rates are way below normal, so when they spike, which they inevitably will, and the government is borrowing very short term to keep its costs down, the deficit is going to swamp the economy. and at that point you're going to have the debt crisis, and you're going to need a whole new stream of revenues. the only thing that paul krugman and paul ryan agree on, in a crisis situation, only a value-added tax will solve this problem. by raising marginal tax rates to get us out of this potential crisis. so we need very, very steep spending cuts, all o
>> i think so, don. and what's really troubling about the debate is really missed by a lot of commentators, this is really a spending issue. we understand that even if taxes go up on individuals making over 200,000 and families making over 250, it only plugs about 8% of the deficit problem over the next ten years. we have a $1.3 trillion deficit for 2012. it will be about a trillion for 2013. we're borrowing 35 cents on the dollar. the enormous problem is interest rates are way below...
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i should point out i mentioned that don stewart, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell's spokesperson was talking to reporter there we saw a moment ago in the gaggle of reporters, he said we're waiting to see if the vice president can sell this to his party. stewart says biden and mcconnell will meet while they are up on capitol hill as you look live at ohio clock the area where senators and spokes people go. the senate republicans have not signed off on the deal. it is protocol. when asked how long until a vote, don stewart said "awhile everything always takes longer in the senate." and it does, ed. but we could be seeing a vote, you know, sometime past 11:00. it really doesn't matter as far as the clock goes before midnight east coast time because despite the fact that is the fiscal cliff deadline as we noted the house adjourned until tomorrow and essentially the u.s. is technically going over the cliff even though lawmakers can adjust and beat things back if they decide to pass whatever comes out of congress before wednesday. >> right. and the irs can sign -- give instructions to c
i should point out i mentioned that don stewart, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell's spokesperson was talking to reporter there we saw a moment ago in the gaggle of reporters, he said we're waiting to see if the vice president can sell this to his party. stewart says biden and mcconnell will meet while they are up on capitol hill as you look live at ohio clock the area where senators and spokes people go. the senate republicans have not signed off on the deal. it is protocol. when asked...
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don and i will stick with you while we follow what is going on. take a look at what is going op at the capitol and pretty picture, and i hope they are getting work done in there. lawmakers are getting work done and they are filing in for the roll call. you don't want to leave it for the last minute. the talks are aimed at preventing us from going over the fiscal cliff and they are not making a lot of progress. the two sides are talking, and that is the good news. that is the best that can be said for what is happening on capitol hill. if you wished that the deadline would push the democrats and the republicans to get to a deal, we are still, don, waiting for that to happen. i suspect that i have a better chance of growing hair than we have of getting a deal tonight. >> yes, probably. i mean -- [ laughter ] -- you are right, pretty pictures, and that is about it at this point, and nothing pretty is happening right now, because, ali, in less than 30 hours before we go over the fiscal cliff, and it is not clear whether a last-minute deal is even poss
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>> hanging in there, don. it's been tough, more so as a father than a school safety professional and i know we spent some time in newtown and, you know, the people's faces, they were shell shocked as i drove around town worked with you and soledad and others. it's just something that i'll never forget and a punch in the gut as a father. >> when i hear people who come up with some of these ridiculous proposals and who say we should, you know, be looking at other things besides the gun rules, i just wish they could see all the faces that we saw, the people we saw and what they were dealing with. maybe they may change their minds a little bit or there may be some more compromise. >> i have been in this business for over 25 years. i have had hundreds of e-mails and people with bulletproof vests for teachers and arming teachers and a bulletproof backpack and the list just goes on and on, and we're struggling to get people to focus on the fundamentals. the best practices have been in place since post-columbine. we k
>> hanging in there, don. it's been tough, more so as a father than a school safety professional and i know we spent some time in newtown and, you know, the people's faces, they were shell shocked as i drove around town worked with you and soledad and others. it's just something that i'll never forget and a punch in the gut as a father. >> when i hear people who come up with some of these ridiculous proposals and who say we should, you know, be looking at other things besides the...
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cnn newsroom continues right now with don lemon. hey, don. . >> thank you very much. brooke is off today. a winter storm hammering the northeast with snow, sleet, and high winds after it barbed the south and spawned tornados and more misery. one of the tornados caught on camera. a walgreens in mobile, alabama, a tornado just churned through and josh holman was there when it happened. listen. >> i never have been in a war zone, but i'm sure this is what it looks like. all the stuff that is lifted off the buildings here. there were totes and things left in the trees. i was thankful i was alive. >> taken to carthy airport, a southwest airlines plane with 134 passengers skidded off the runway and luckily no one was hurt. as the snow piles up, thousands of travelers are stranded as flights are canceled and the kids out in the snow seem to be enjoying all of this. we will look at how people are coping and what else is in store. chad? >> wind for the big cities, don. it is going to be just one of the days where the planes can't get out of the way of each other. we will have
cnn newsroom continues right now with don lemon. hey, don. . >> thank you very much. brooke is off today. a winter storm hammering the northeast with snow, sleet, and high winds after it barbed the south and spawned tornados and more misery. one of the tornados caught on camera. a walgreens in mobile, alabama, a tornado just churned through and josh holman was there when it happened. listen. >> i never have been in a war zone, but i'm sure this is what it looks like. all the stuff...
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don? >> barbara, thank you. >>> the president wants a group, headed by the vice president, to bring him recommendations on what to do about gun violence. but what will congress do with any idea they might come up with? that's next. not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem, that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce the risk of an afib-related stroke. there is limited data on how these drugs compare when warfarin is well managed. no routine blood monitoring means
don? >> barbara, thank you. >>> the president wants a group, headed by the vice president, to bring him recommendations on what to do about gun violence. but what will congress do with any idea they might come up with? that's next. not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made...
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don? >> bash remark thank you. >>> the president wants a group, headed by the vice president to bring him recommendations on what to do about gun violence. what will congress do with any ideas they might come up with? that's next. this holiday, share everything. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. shareable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. hurry in for a droid razr m by motorola for $49.99. what starts with adding a friend... ♪ ...could end with adding a close friend. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little
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"cnn newsroom" continues right now with don lemon. hi, don. >>> hi, suzanne. thank you very much. i'm don lemon. brooke is off today. the eyes of the world are focusing now on the white house. within the next hour, congressional leaders will begin to arrive for what is likely to be a very tense meeting with the president. this is perhaps the final effort to avert the tax increase that is expected to cost the average family several thousand dollars a year. four days remain to reach an agreement, get it passed by the house and the senate and signed into law by the president. we're talking a long shot here. now, want to show you the players. president, there in the middle, democrats nancy pelosi and harry reid. republicans mitch mcconnell and john boehner. those four members of congress are expected to make the drive from the capital, which you see on the right, down pennsylvania avenue, to the white house, there on the left. and we expect them to enter through a side door on the west side of the mansion. that's the entrance right there. and they'll meet with the president. in the ov
"cnn newsroom" continues right now with don lemon. hi, don. >>> hi, suzanne. thank you very much. i'm don lemon. brooke is off today. the eyes of the world are focusing now on the white house. within the next hour, congressional leaders will begin to arrive for what is likely to be a very tense meeting with the president. this is perhaps the final effort to avert the tax increase that is expected to cost the average family several thousand dollars a year. four days remain to...
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don, it's a lot of intangibles here, don. this is the thing we have to think about. it's not just the tangibles of how much your taxes might go up or how much this might go down. it's the intangible of confidence. it's trust. you lose somebody's trust, how long does it take to get it back. it doesn't just come back tomorrow because you vote on something. >> i can't believe mitch mcconnell was there all day yesterday. >> it's crazy. >> he's working on a saturday. i never work on a saturday. wait a minute, i work every saturday. >> you get your job done. you don't get to tell your bosses, i'm going to do this another time. i'll get down to it in 516 days. >> but one day, one day i will be able to do that, at least i'd like to think that. >>> moving on, at the edge of the fiscal cliff, will the economy get sucked back into a recession or is a compromise possible? words of wisdom from a wall street journal senior writer right after this break. "wall street journal" senior writer right after this break. [ cellphone chirping ] [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe. k. love you.
don, it's a lot of intangibles here, don. this is the thing we have to think about. it's not just the tangibles of how much your taxes might go up or how much this might go down. it's the intangible of confidence. it's trust. you lose somebody's trust, how long does it take to get it back. it doesn't just come back tomorrow because you vote on something. >> i can't believe mitch mcconnell was there all day yesterday. >> it's crazy. >> he's working on a saturday. i never work...
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. >> don' intervene. it could end violently. >> reporter: suzie walks her dog almost every day and has noticed the new patrols out on the streets. >> i think we have to be as neighbors to watch out for each other. keep an eye because there is not enough sleep so i think it is important. >> reporter: so is it working? well, those neighborhood volunteers said there have not been any home burglaries in their community since they started these patrols but at this point they are not ready to claim success. reporting live in san jose, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> distract walking. it's a real problem, especially in the bay area. the new effort to keep pedestrians safe from their own smartphones. >> then you could own some of the best views in the world for a hefty price. the multi-million dollar bay area villa going up for auction. ,,,,,,,,,,,, with a stubborn fever.. but tonight, a family spokesperson says the 88-ye- >>> former president george h.w. bush remains in intensive care with a stubborn fever. but tonig
. >> don' intervene. it could end violently. >> reporter: suzie walks her dog almost every day and has noticed the new patrols out on the streets. >> i think we have to be as neighbors to watch out for each other. keep an eye because there is not enough sleep so i think it is important. >> reporter: so is it working? well, those neighborhood volunteers said there have not been any home burglaries in their community since they started these patrols but at this point they...
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. >> i don what my son to feel like when i get off work that he cannot go to a corner store to pick up something because he might get the up. nobody should have to live in fear. >> the police are investigating saying they have some good leads in what they're calling at this point only an assault. two years ago he was robbed at gunpoint sing baltimore city police made an arrest the same day. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> late breaking details tonight in the case of sleigh north carolina teenager felicia barnes -- slain phylicia barnes. they're planning to play it an explicit tape. they say the video is "promiscuous footage" barnes, johnson, and two others. they are asking the court gromyko's when it is played. johnson is plot -- charged in the murder of her back in 2010. >> police say he used his baby to sell drugs. the 36-year-old smith learned his fate last week at the sentence tacked on for the 15 years he is already serving for guns and weapons charges. it all happened on east lafayette ave. they witnessed smith going in and out of the house selling drugs, the entire time holding
. >> i don what my son to feel like when i get off work that he cannot go to a corner store to pick up something because he might get the up. nobody should have to live in fear. >> the police are investigating saying they have some good leads in what they're calling at this point only an assault. two years ago he was robbed at gunpoint sing baltimore city police made an arrest the same day. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> late breaking details tonight in the case of sleigh...
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representative don manzullo and leader mcconnell, senator feinstein, john mccain. our thanks and appreciation to mrs. bush and madame secretary for taking time to be here today and the contributions to this effort and your commitment to advancing the cause of freedom and democracy in burma. i would be remiss if i did not mention someone who's not with us today, congressman tom lantos. tom, and his wife and staff, worked so hard on behalf of burma for so many years. i wish he were here to share this moment in history with us because i think today is an amazing day. today is an incredible. who would have thought that when this bill was introduced in the house in 2008 when aung san suu kyi was under house arrest that in a few short years she would be standing or sitting with us on u.s. soil receiving this honor as a member of the burmese parliament. back then we thought about granting the metal and extension which may have been the first time a person would have received in the history of the metal the congressional gold medal while in detention. who would have imagin
representative don manzullo and leader mcconnell, senator feinstein, john mccain. our thanks and appreciation to mrs. bush and madame secretary for taking time to be here today and the contributions to this effort and your commitment to advancing the cause of freedom and democracy in burma. i would be remiss if i did not mention someone who's not with us today, congressman tom lantos. tom, and his wife and staff, worked so hard on behalf of burma for so many years. i wish he were here to share...
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probably think of these things different than the lay person, are there everyday measures you take you try don vince your friends and colleagues as well? >> absolutely. change one or two passwords. make it hard for people to come look at your information. think about all your devices collectively. make sure you're using a people processing technology is the mantra of preparedness. we have lots of technologies to help you on every platform. also, how are you safe guarding those devices yourself? what are the processes you're doing at home and church and a group you hang out and share information. all these places, be aware making sure your cyber footprint is as small as possible and making sure you are the toughest target to hit in the crowd. make sure your password is better than mine. >> i've taken to changing mine every couple months and that's probably not enough even doing that. thank you for your time. >> thank you so much. have a great holiday. >> the chief privacy officer at mcafee. >> there's a picture of air force one returning the president from his vacation in hawaii. some of this i
probably think of these things different than the lay person, are there everyday measures you take you try don vince your friends and colleagues as well? >> absolutely. change one or two passwords. make it hard for people to come look at your information. think about all your devices collectively. make sure you're using a people processing technology is the mantra of preparedness. we have lots of technologies to help you on every platform. also, how are you safe guarding those devices...
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i'm don lemon, happy new year to you. >>> i'm don lemon, and this is cnn's top ten of 2012. this hour we look at the stories that captured our attention. what we see as the biggest stories of the year, around the world in crime, money, weather and even the biggest scandals. and later this hour, the big reveal of the most intriguing people of the year as chosen by you. we begin with the topic that dominated our coverage for much of the year. here's cnn's political correspondent candy crowley with the top phen political stories of 2012. >> picking the top ten moments of an election year is like finding your favorite grain of sand on the beach. there are an impossible number of impossibilities. there are the moments when catch phrases become boomerangs. >> if you have a business, you didn't build that -- >> i like being able to provide people who provide services to me. >> when cast members stole the spotlight. >> i'm an american woman who uses contraception so let's start there. >> you can almost shake it up and we start all over again. >> a fair number of moments ranging from
i'm don lemon, happy new year to you. >>> i'm don lemon, and this is cnn's top ten of 2012. this hour we look at the stories that captured our attention. what we see as the biggest stories of the year, around the world in crime, money, weather and even the biggest scandals. and later this hour, the big reveal of the most intriguing people of the year as chosen by you. we begin with the topic that dominated our coverage for much of the year. here's cnn's political correspondent candy...
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but business owners don carlino says he is already feeling the impact. >> a lot of our customers are holding back. they are apprehensive. they are not committing to projects. they're not --you know, they are waiting to see what's going to happen with the "fiscal cliff." >> reporter: and hope is fading that congress can get a deal done before tax hikes and spending cuts kick in january 1. >> i am not optimistic. >> reporter: even congressional leaders are skeptical. >> the american people have a right to be very upset with this congress. >> reporter: president obama has invited nancy pelosi, john boehner, mitch mcconnell and harry reid to the white house this afternoon for a "fiscal cliff" summit. >> here we are five days from the new year, and we might finally start talking. >> reporter: today's white house meeting might be the last chance to come to an agreement. that's because it takes time for a bill to work its way through both chambers of congress. >> i don't know time-wise how it can happen now. >> reporter: under senate rules the only way a bill could make its way through the
but business owners don carlino says he is already feeling the impact. >> a lot of our customers are holding back. they are apprehensive. they are not committing to projects. they're not --you know, they are waiting to see what's going to happen with the "fiscal cliff." >> reporter: and hope is fading that congress can get a deal done before tax hikes and spending cuts kick in january 1. >> i am not optimistic. >> reporter: even congressional leaders are...
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. >> wel th don need everybody. keep in mind, you-- what you need in the senate usually is 51 votes. we've gotten into this environment here where we assume that everything needs 60 votes. it doesn't have to be that way. you heard from senator harkin there, he and a bunch of other senate lib rarblingts shelton white house, al franken, jay rockefeller, other, huddled in harry reid's office earlier today. i was standing outside that room when they came out. they were tight-lipped. they were grim. they went into a side meeting all their own to try and decide what to do. they weren't talking when they came ou what you are looking for there is will they block this thing. will they slow it down. they haven't indicated that they will do that. they can vote against it as long as reid and mcconel can muster 51 vote force this thing. it appears if there are no procedural delay tactics which we can't afford that right now, they will be able to do that. that is the senate side. on the house side the question remains, this is a
. >> wel th don need everybody. keep in mind, you-- what you need in the senate usually is 51 votes. we've gotten into this environment here where we assume that everything needs 60 votes. it doesn't have to be that way. you heard from senator harkin there, he and a bunch of other senate lib rarblingts shelton white house, al franken, jay rockefeller, other, huddled in harry reid's office earlier today. i was standing outside that room when they came out. they were tight-lipped. they were...
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i'm don lemon. happy new year to you. jooirksz . >>> hello, i'm don lemon and this is cnn's top 10 of 2012. we look at the stories that captured our attention, what we see as the biggest stories of the year around the world, in crime, money, weather and even the biggestscandals and later this hour, those stories chosen by you. anchor of state of the union, candy crowley, with the top ten political stories of 2012. >>> like finding your favorite grain of sand on the beach. impossible number of possibilities. catch phrases become boomerangs. >> if you got a business you didn't build that. >> i like being aable to find service members. >> i'm an american woman who uses contraception. let's start there. >> it's like an etch-a-sketch. you shake it up and we start all over again. >> i'm not going to shut up. it's my turn. >> i think it's called romneysia. >> if i were to coin a term it would be obamaloney. >> there were game changers, too, moments that shook up the race or made history and made our top ten list. wisconsin's rep
i'm don lemon. happy new year to you. jooirksz . >>> hello, i'm don lemon and this is cnn's top 10 of 2012. we look at the stories that captured our attention, what we see as the biggest stories of the year around the world, in crime, money, weather and even the biggestscandals and later this hour, those stories chosen by you. anchor of state of the union, candy crowley, with the top ten political stories of 2012. >>> like finding your favorite grain of sand on the beach....
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don, florida, but democratic caller. you are up first, as the senate early this morning approved the deal on the so-called fiscal cliff. caller: happy new year. i think it is a good deal the democrats got, but i am worried on the second dell as they want to put social security on the line. it does nothing to do with the deficit. our taxes paid into social security. it has nothing to do with debt. i do not know why the republicans -- the republicans have been trying to get rid of social security for 70 years now and have not gotten it done. they want to take the money and give congress a raise. they want to take people's social security money and give congress a raise and what are they doing? nothing. then they want to take money and give it to the pentagon. they put all of the money into these outfits, but they want to cut social security. host: john, ap reported this morning that officials decided to use the measure to prevent the pay raise for lawmakers. i want to let you know that, and also, if you are concerned about
don, florida, but democratic caller. you are up first, as the senate early this morning approved the deal on the so-called fiscal cliff. caller: happy new year. i think it is a good deal the democrats got, but i am worried on the second dell as they want to put social security on the line. it does nothing to do with the deficit. our taxes paid into social security. it has nothing to do with debt. i do not know why the republicans -- the republicans have been trying to get rid of social security...
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don in oklahoma city on our line for democrats. go ahead, don. caller: good morning. i have a couple of quick comments i would like to make. the first is that i find it ironic for so many years in recent history republicans have claimed to own patriotism yet they don't seem to want to vacate their fair share. host: joseph rosenberg. guest: you know, i mean, i'm not sure, you know, i'm not sure this is about pay. -- patriotism or anything like that. you know, the question of who should pay taxes and how much is again, as much a political question and is as it is, an economic question. you know, i mean, i think it's important to remember that the sort of recent history of the sort of evolution of the income distribution in the united states where we've seen increasing income inequality and an increasing share of pre-tax income earned at the very top. and so a sort of -- it's a certainly valid debate to say well, should our tax system recognize that fact and adjust and look to first raise taxes at the very top before going down the income ladder? but again, i think ultim
don in oklahoma city on our line for democrats. go ahead, don. caller: good morning. i have a couple of quick comments i would like to make. the first is that i find it ironic for so many years in recent history republicans have claimed to own patriotism yet they don't seem to want to vacate their fair share. host: joseph rosenberg. guest: you know, i mean, i'm not sure, you know, i'm not sure this is about pay. -- patriotism or anything like that. you know, the question of who should pay taxes...
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. >> don cornelius died. soul train. >> summer. >> okay. >> there is breaking news. president will be speaking. so bret, take it away for us. ♪ ♪ but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the marke he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. [ male announcer ] as the year counts down, your savings can add up with the adt new year's sale. help protect your family with the advanced technology of adt starting at just $99 -- a savings of $300 plus 15% off accessories. but you must call before midnight january 2nd. more than a security system, adt can help let your family in from the cold even when you're away from home. adjust your thermostat remotely to help save energy and money. turn on the lights, even see that everyone is safe and secure. and with adt, yo
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a lot of talk with the gop looking ahead to the debt limit when there will be anything substantial don entitlement reform and things of that nature. and how worries are you that we could see a repeat of the possible down great of the u.s. createit rating? >> i'm concerned about it. we reached the debt limit, but tricks we can play to keep the government operating. that looks like no more than 60 days. it's an arbitrary and useless statute. denmark i think is the only other country that has something like that. this would be gamesmanship of the most dangerous kind. i hope nobody is going to play that game. i know the president said he is not going to play that game. if the republicans think they use that as leverage, they do that at their own risk. >> congressman, good luck to the cardinals. take care. >> thank you, luke. >> we are keeping our eye on how the stalemate is playing on wall street and president george hw bush is now in intensive care. the latest on his condition next. first, which current senator spent the most people in the house of representatives before entering the sena
a lot of talk with the gop looking ahead to the debt limit when there will be anything substantial don entitlement reform and things of that nature. and how worries are you that we could see a repeat of the possible down great of the u.s. createit rating? >> i'm concerned about it. we reached the debt limit, but tricks we can play to keep the government operating. that looks like no more than 60 days. it's an arbitrary and useless statute. denmark i think is the only other country that...
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. >>> don wright isn't going to let a little thing like cancer keep him from his goal. that's running a marathon in every state. he's well on his way. he's an unusual patient in another way, experimenting with a new approach to his disease. here's dr. sanjay gupta with today's "human factor." >> don wright's career spanned engineering, being a company vice president, and the law. and at age 62, he discovered a new passion -- marathons. eight years ago, just days after running his first 26-mile race, though, he got some devastating news. >> i'd gone to the doctor a couple times for pain in my back. it was multiple myeloma. >> reporter: this is a cancer of the blood where the white blood cells invade the bone marrow causing pain, lususually in the back or the rib, and patients are rarely cured. but right refused to let that slow him down, even qualifying for the boston marathon. >> i got this devastating diagnosis and we just -- my family and i, we just kept on going. you know, there wasn't any reason to stop and be sorry, you know. we kept running marathons. >> reporter:
. >>> don wright isn't going to let a little thing like cancer keep him from his goal. that's running a marathon in every state. he's well on his way. he's an unusual patient in another way, experimenting with a new approach to his disease. here's dr. sanjay gupta with today's "human factor." >> don wright's career spanned engineering, being a company vice president, and the law. and at age 62, he discovered a new passion -- marathons. eight years ago, just days after...
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don is on our republican line. caller: i was wondering if the contracts between the foreign nations and the aid that we support them with is a contract written in blood. the money we turn into the united nations, i do not know what could we get out of that. it seems like it will be nothing but harassment down the road. the taxes, you know are going to go up, because they're not going to cut spending. why do they not just put out a flat or a tax? has that ever been considered seriously? host: we will get a couple of calls. birch run, mich., and jim is on the independent live. caller: 5 will be 65. all my life, people have complained about taxes. i am retired on a fixed income. if you do not get involved and understand what is going on with your government, you could get the right people in office. people choose not to get involved. i am speaking from my context and things i hear on tv. we have to go along and take a little money away from everybody. that is the way it works. the price of bread is going to go up. thi
don is on our republican line. caller: i was wondering if the contracts between the foreign nations and the aid that we support them with is a contract written in blood. the money we turn into the united nations, i do not know what could we get out of that. it seems like it will be nothing but harassment down the road. the taxes, you know are going to go up, because they're not going to cut spending. why do they not just put out a flat or a tax? has that ever been considered seriously? host: we...
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dennis: throw the bums out, don brown says that is the only way to prevent future fiscal cliff to limit politicians' to a single term. here's news that makes washington talk look like kabuki theater, strike threat for east coast ports would arrest as negotiators get a deal. for the more distinguished members of the audience, read old, dick tracy comic strip with a two way wristwatch radio, we will tell you how apple may be about to top it. shibani: 30 past the hour stocks every 15 minutes. lauren simonetti is here now, barnes and noble up big time, surprising considering they did not have a good christmas. >> big winner on good volume. barnes and noble shares up 6% and even more in the free-market but that is right. they did say their preliminary holiday sales come in weaker than expected and also plan on raising a warning about their -- bad news which they gave second, the first piece of information they gave which puts the stock up 12% was that pearson with investing $90 million in its milk business, pearson shares are flash. all of this affecting apple shares today. the educational p
dennis: throw the bums out, don brown says that is the only way to prevent future fiscal cliff to limit politicians' to a single term. here's news that makes washington talk look like kabuki theater, strike threat for east coast ports would arrest as negotiators get a deal. for the more distinguished members of the audience, read old, dick tracy comic strip with a two way wristwatch radio, we will tell you how apple may be about to top it. shibani: 30 past the hour stocks every 15 minutes....
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don in oklahoma city on our line for democrats. go ahead, don. caller: good morning. i have a couple of quick comments i would like to make. the first is that i find it ironic for so many years in recent history republicans have claimed to own patriotism yet they don't seem to want to vacate their fair share. host: joseph rosenberg. guest: you know, i mean, i'm not sure, you know, i'm not sure this is about pay. -- patriotism or anything like that. you know, the question of who should pay taxes and how much is again, as much a political question and is as it is, an economic question. you know, i mean, i think it's important to remember that the sort of recent history of the sort of evolution of the income distribution in the united states where we've seen increasing income inequality and an increasing share of pre-tax income earned at the very top. and so a sort of -- it's a certainly valid debate to say well, should our tax system recognize that fact and adjust and look to first raise taxes at the very top before going down the income ladder? but again, i think ultim
don in oklahoma city on our line for democrats. go ahead, don. caller: good morning. i have a couple of quick comments i would like to make. the first is that i find it ironic for so many years in recent history republicans have claimed to own patriotism yet they don't seem to want to vacate their fair share. host: joseph rosenberg. guest: you know, i mean, i'm not sure, you know, i'm not sure this is about pay. -- patriotism or anything like that. you know, the question of who should pay taxes...
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request to the intelligence community saying that if any estimate has already been done -- already been don done -- mr. president, that estimate ought to be provided. so when the distinguished chair of the committee says that senators should go over to the committee's offices and look at the documents that state the intelligence community cannot do a new estimate, i just want senators to know that the language of my amendment does not ask for a new estimate. in no way does it ask for a new estimate. it simply says, if an estimate has been done, that estimate ought to be furnished. and if no estimate has been done, the answer to that is simply no. we'll be very clear about it and the matter will have been clarified. and if no estimate has been do done, then, fine, the answer would be no. and then, as i indicated earlier, mr. president, the amendment also requires the intelligence community to state whether any wholly domestic communications have been collected. that is a answer again "yes" or "no." and then finally it requires a response to whether or not the national security agency has col
request to the intelligence community saying that if any estimate has already been done -- already been don done -- mr. president, that estimate ought to be provided. so when the distinguished chair of the committee says that senators should go over to the committee's offices and look at the documents that state the intelligence community cannot do a new estimate, i just want senators to know that the language of my amendment does not ask for a new estimate. in no way does it ask for a new...
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office, couldn't really speak, was standing there mumbling, sort of gibberish, when the secretary said, don, are you okay? but had he not been around someone else, it might have been a disaster. now we're being able to see warning signs of this through text messages. how can we really utilize this? >> i think that's a great point. a large proportion of strokes affect language functions, bless it's the ability to speak or understand language. and as communication becomes more electronic, as we're seeing with text messages and e-mails, et cetera, we're going to see a larger proportion of people who are having trouble with language that is being manifest in the text messages and e-mails they're sunning. and so in the setting of text message, the problem may be as we see here, that the text messages were being sent in a way that didn't make sense, a language problem in that sense, and you could also have text messages that you're receiving and unable to understand. >> clayton: there is a warning sign of stroke test that people should be aware of out there. take us through this. it's called the
office, couldn't really speak, was standing there mumbling, sort of gibberish, when the secretary said, don, are you okay? but had he not been around someone else, it might have been a disaster. now we're being able to see warning signs of this through text messages. how can we really utilize this? >> i think that's a great point. a large proportion of strokes affect language functions, bless it's the ability to speak or understand language. and as communication becomes more electronic,...
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i will tell you who i cross the aisle with is don young from alaska, if you can believe it. he and i had legislation on the fish issue and i love his sense of humor and he loves to tease me. that doesn't make us friend friends. but we like each other. >> what are you not going to miss? >> i'm not going to miss the fact that everything is based on what is happening today instead of what -- learning from the past and knowing what we have to do in the future. >> can you give an example? >> i would use children. i mean, there isn't a person in this house that doesn't understand that children are our future. we don't take care of our kids, 25% of our population, what is the future of this country about? we know it but we don't act appropriately to protect these kids and to bring them so when they are out of school they are going to be competitive with the outside world. >> legislatively what is one of your frustrations? >> that we're still in afghanistan. for some reason we know it is the wrong thing to do and we're committed through 2013 but we should be out of there. >> was tha
i will tell you who i cross the aisle with is don young from alaska, if you can believe it. he and i had legislation on the fish issue and i love his sense of humor and he loves to tease me. that doesn't make us friend friends. but we like each other. >> what are you not going to miss? >> i'm not going to miss the fact that everything is based on what is happening today instead of what -- learning from the past and knowing what we have to do in the future. >> can you give an...
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host: dawn from california. -- don from california. a column from washington times -- he notes that the bottom line is this -- congressman darrell issa in "the washington times." will go to the democrat line, charles from texas. caller: first, i have a question. this morning when i was watching the news, did i understand that congress is getting a raise next year? host: we will have a story on that later. caller: i think they should lead by example. they need to take a pay cut if we are taking pay cuts. we need to stop foreign aid all the way around. host: will that be enough to solve the debt problem? caller: know, there needs to be tax increases and spending cuts, but i do not think it has to come out of social security and medicare and medicaid. i think foreign aid and whistle spending, and i also think -- wasteful spending, and i also think that tax breaks are an entitlement because nobody gets them equally. host: i want to go from mike -- go to mike from the independent line. caller: i would like to say that this fiscal cliff is a
host: dawn from california. -- don from california. a column from washington times -- he notes that the bottom line is this -- congressman darrell issa in "the washington times." will go to the democrat line, charles from texas. caller: first, i have a question. this morning when i was watching the news, did i understand that congress is getting a raise next year? host: we will have a story on that later. caller: i think they should lead by example. they need to take a pay cut if we...
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getting to don all this stuff. 13. my new -- the 2013 glasses. >> the better way is to look at your paper as if you're using them. >> nice. top hats and everything going. all afternoon -- it feels like afternoon, right? all morning, jirng zginger zee' up 22 stories tall. i'll never be able to interview again. >> it's like a card game. where you put the card on your head? you have to guess. >> we have d.j. mos spinning us in with some great tunes. that's a special treat. >> we are celebrating with ways to make your new year's eve better than ever. starting with the ultimate full-body workout. you don't want to miss this. cameron mathison takes us on the roller derby work out. >> ouch. nice one, cam. >>> imagine a professional makeup artist getting you ready with prices you can afford. >> you can get makeup. i love this. >> thank you, very much. looking good, huh? caterer to the star, mary giuliani is here. >> but first. so you look fabulous for your party. we'll get to the latest beauty strend trend. looking fabulous ju
getting to don all this stuff. 13. my new -- the 2013 glasses. >> the better way is to look at your paper as if you're using them. >> nice. top hats and everything going. all afternoon -- it feels like afternoon, right? all morning, jirng zginger zee' up 22 stories tall. i'll never be able to interview again. >> it's like a card game. where you put the card on your head? you have to guess. >> we have d.j. mos spinning us in with some great tunes. that's a special treat....
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don in maryland, a democrat. you are on the air. >> i think the republicans and democrats have to grow up and come together. if they don't, i think in 2014 they are going to lose their job and we will put somebody else in the position to get the job done. thank you. >> mark, henderson, north carolina, on the republican line. what are your thoughts on what is happening today? >> happy new year, first off. let's start back from the beginning, when the bush tax cuts took place. there were not enough votes, so that is why we are facing this fiscal cliff right now. nancy pelosi, harry reid, for six years they knew this was coming. last term of president obama, there was no budget passed. nobody is talking, the liberal media is not talking. they are hiding the bills that were passed in the house to be tabled and never brought up and never be accountable for. i hold the republicans accountable, too, because they did not step up to the mike and point the finger towards the blame. i have another question to ask. obama ask
don in maryland, a democrat. you are on the air. >> i think the republicans and democrats have to grow up and come together. if they don't, i think in 2014 they are going to lose their job and we will put somebody else in the position to get the job done. thank you. >> mark, henderson, north carolina, on the republican line. what are your thoughts on what is happening today? >> happy new year, first off. let's start back from the beginning, when the bush tax cuts took place....
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i tend to be a bit of a don quixote. i think i can do something when i probably cannot. but after a long while it came together in a pretty good way, i would say. but it took a lot of work. it was the hardest thing i ever wrote. anyone else? let me say -- thank you very much for coming. [applause] >> thank you. such an important part of our city, our nation, and world. thank you for helping us consider, present, and future. thank you for coming out tonight. >> anybody who wants, i will sign a copy of the book back there. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tonight, a look at the impact of student loans on parents. then more of our interviews with retiring members of congress. senator ben nelson talks about his five years in congress, talking -- followed by jerry lewis on his 17-year career. then california representative lynn woolsey. >> there are cynics to say a party platform is something nobody bothers to read and does not often amount to much. whether it is different this time than it has
i tend to be a bit of a don quixote. i think i can do something when i probably cannot. but after a long while it came together in a pretty good way, i would say. but it took a lot of work. it was the hardest thing i ever wrote. anyone else? let me say -- thank you very much for coming. [applause] >> thank you. such an important part of our city, our nation, and world. thank you for helping us consider, present, and future. thank you for coming out tonight. >> anybody who wants, i...
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don and i were fortunate through really almost all our career or to work for people who were really strong and upright in that area and just let the chips fall where they may. >> the investigative team of donald bar let and james steele will take your calls, e-mails and tweets next month on "in depth." the pair are the co-authors of eight books. their latest, "the betrayal of the american treatment." watch live sunday, january 6th at noon eastern on booktv on c-span2. >> so the soviets put the missiles in cuba. the united states discovers that with our flights, our surveillance flights over there, and then the tension builds, and we have a warn tee, a blockade around cuba. and one of the things that happens during that time is that a soviet submarine is found by american, by american ships, and they start to drop misis sill charges -- missile charges, depth charges on the soviet submarine. they knocked out the electrical system. the carbon dioxide was rising. people were passing out inside the submarine. they had no communications with the kremlin. the commander of the submarine says, load
don and i were fortunate through really almost all our career or to work for people who were really strong and upright in that area and just let the chips fall where they may. >> the investigative team of donald bar let and james steele will take your calls, e-mails and tweets next month on "in depth." the pair are the co-authors of eight books. their latest, "the betrayal of the american treatment." watch live sunday, january 6th at noon eastern on booktv on c-span2....
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but i have the privilege of knowing that we can get it don when we work together. i was so proud to bring to the senate a highway bl, a transportation bill. millions of jobs were at stake. our states were worried ty would stop getting their highway funds. we wld have had to stop road projects in the middle, wouldn't have had funding for transportation, for transit. but you know what happened? senator inhofe and i sat in a room, you couldn't find two people more diverse in our thinking, he a conservative republican, i a progressive liberal democrat and we sat in a room and he said i want this, this, and this. and i said i want that, that, and that. and then we said let's make a deal here. let's meet in the middle here. and we did it. much to everyone's surprise. and that bill passed the senate. when it got to the house it got stuck, so senator inhofe and i and senator reid went over to meet with john boehner and chairman mica and we all agreed we'd get it done. neither side got everything they want and anyone who takes that position in my opinion is not putting coun
but i have the privilege of knowing that we can get it don when we work together. i was so proud to bring to the senate a highway bl, a transportation bill. millions of jobs were at stake. our states were worried ty would stop getting their highway funds. we wld have had to stop road projects in the middle, wouldn't have had funding for transportation, for transit. but you know what happened? senator inhofe and i sat in a room, you couldn't find two people more diverse in our thinking, he a...
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i will tell you who i cross the aisle with is don young from alaska, if you can believe it. he and i had legislation on the fish issue and i love his sense of humor and he loves to tease me. that doesn't make us friend friends. but we like each other. >> what are you not going to miss? >> i'm not going to miss the fact that everything is based on what is happening today instead of what -- learning from the past and knowing what we have to do in the future. >> can you give an example? >> i would use children. i mean, there isn't a person in this house that doesn't understand that children are our future. we don't take care of our kids, 25% of our population, what is the future of this country about? we know it but we don't act appropriately to protect these kids and to bring them so when they are out of school they are going to be competitive with the outside world. >> legislatively what is one of your frustrations? >> that we're still in afghanistan. for some reason we know it is the wrong thing to do and we're committed through 2013 but we should be out of there. >> was tha
i will tell you who i cross the aisle with is don young from alaska, if you can believe it. he and i had legislation on the fish issue and i love his sense of humor and he loves to tease me. that doesn't make us friend friends. but we like each other. >> what are you not going to miss? >> i'm not going to miss the fact that everything is based on what is happening today instead of what -- learning from the past and knowing what we have to do in the future. >> can you give an...
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. $596billion i don'596 bill $586 billion, nobody is going to sneeze at that. jaime: i love this quote, shoes have turned the corner in the gift category there is a new handbag. kelly. >> reporter: what wil are you getting your husband, shoes hanna handbag. jaime: no. i don't think husbands get that. your present is on its way. we hope the stores hold up and that there are big sales. kelly: there is a big deal that is looming, and that is can they avert the fiscal crisis by getting a deal. president obama spending the christmas holidays in hawaii, but it's not all fun in the sun. still looming as i've just talked about is this large fiscal cliff as the deadline gets closer, and now there are reports surfacing that the president is looking to strike a partial deal that would extend tax cuts for the middle class while holding off on spending cuts. chief white house correspondent ed henry has the luxury of reporting live in honolulu, hawaii. ed it seems for the first time we might really go off the fiscal cliff which is something that you or so many of us in washi
. $596billion i don'596 bill $586 billion, nobody is going to sneeze at that. jaime: i love this quote, shoes have turned the corner in the gift category there is a new handbag. kelly. >> reporter: what wil are you getting your husband, shoes hanna handbag. jaime: no. i don't think husbands get that. your present is on its way. we hope the stores hold up and that there are big sales. kelly: there is a big deal that is looming, and that is can they avert the fiscal crisis by getting a...
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don loved his new fedora. then the big alabama fan found his real present. >> we going to the game! >> tears of joy. tickets to the bcs national championship game to watch his beloved alabama crimson tide take on notre dame. we talked to him on the phone the other day. said he'd never been to an alabama bowl game. he gets to go to with his son. win or lose, that's exciting. >> that's one where you want to watch the whole video. he's thrilled about his hat. he's like, i should have had this this morning. he's very thrilled about that. but when he realizes that the tin tickets are in there, he's totally overcome. >> it's really sweet. >> he doesn't stop laughing. >> do we get a vote? >> i don't think we should influence or prejudice the voting in any way. >> you're right. okay. >> i love all the videos equally. >> so "today's" top click choic choices. ghost in the elevator, traffic man, grinch kitty, and the tickets. we'll reveal the winner next friday and put it up against three new videos. >>> up next, ann travels to new zealand for an exclusive look at the making of "the hobbit." f
don loved his new fedora. then the big alabama fan found his real present. >> we going to the game! >> tears of joy. tickets to the bcs national championship game to watch his beloved alabama crimson tide take on notre dame. we talked to him on the phone the other day. said he'd never been to an alabama bowl game. he gets to go to with his son. win or lose, that's exciting. >> that's one where you want to watch the whole video. he's thrilled about his hat. he's like, i should...
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and saddam hussein, as evil as he was, -- and not so don hossein -- saddam hussein, as evil as he was, operating out of iraq. >> i want to switch topics. you have also been a big to champion of energy and energy policy in the past decade. the discovery of natural gas has changed the economy. your concern has been america's energy independence. where do you think this new discovery of this resource will lead us in the next decade? >> eid is incredibly positive for the u.s. already we have gone from 60% energy dependent down to 40% and there is news that we could be even more independent in the next decades. instead of buying scarce energy supplies from people who do not particularly like us, we could be spending that money here at home. think of the difference it could make to the economic strength of the u.s. think what it will mean for job opportunities and the economic strength of america. and natural gas is a cleaner resource. and our progress has not just been on oil and gas. it has also been a renewables. in my state, nearly 10% of the energy is provided by wind power. you go all
and saddam hussein, as evil as he was, -- and not so don hossein -- saddam hussein, as evil as he was, operating out of iraq. >> i want to switch topics. you have also been a big to champion of energy and energy policy in the past decade. the discovery of natural gas has changed the economy. your concern has been america's energy independence. where do you think this new discovery of this resource will lead us in the next decade? >> eid is incredibly positive for the u.s. already we...
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. >>> don wright's career spanned engineering, being a company vice president, and the law. at age 62, he discovered a new passion -- marathons. [ applause ] >> reporter: nine year ago, days after running his first 26-mile race, he got some devastating news. >> i had gone to the doctor a couple of times for pain in my back. it was multiple myeloma. >> reporter: this is a cancer of the blood where the white blood cells invade the bone marrow causing pain. usually in the back or the ribs. patients are rarely cured. but wright refused to let that slow him down. even qualifying for the boston marathon. >> got this devastating diagnosis, and we just -- my family and i, we just kept on going. you know, there wasn't any reason to stop and be sorry, you know. we kept running marathons. >> reporter: on december 9 under a hot hawaiian sun, wright, now 71, reached his seemingly impossible goal -- running a marathon in all 50 states. >> it feels wonderful, i'll tell you. a philosophy of life that i have is live one day at a time and make it a masterpiece. and that was a masterpiece. >>
. >>> don wright's career spanned engineering, being a company vice president, and the law. at age 62, he discovered a new passion -- marathons. [ applause ] >> reporter: nine year ago, days after running his first 26-mile race, he got some devastating news. >> i had gone to the doctor a couple of times for pain in my back. it was multiple myeloma. >> reporter: this is a cancer of the blood where the white blood cells invade the bone marrow causing pain. usually in...
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host: minnesota from don on the democratss line. ' line. caller: i watched you on fox news. -- what her father had done in the iraq war. i just find someone to sit there and let her rail about that after what her father did, i find it hard. guest: i certainly was not going to attack her for what her father did. i think you have a historical perspective that is legitimate but i think she was making an argument about what happened in benghazi and that something suspicious had taken place. i was going to treat her comments seriously and not get involved in taking shots at her dad. i think that what happened in iraq was a tragedy and has caused a tremendous amount of american lives and treasure. if you extend it to afghanistan equally a sad situation. i think most americans are war weary at this piont and feel the country has gone astray. host: would you share the sentiment of our previous best? guest: when you look at benghazi right now, i think the scandal is over. there are people who say, wait a second, when you look at who caused this atta
host: minnesota from don on the democratss line. ' line. caller: i watched you on fox news. -- what her father had done in the iraq war. i just find someone to sit there and let her rail about that after what her father did, i find it hard. guest: i certainly was not going to attack her for what her father did. i think you have a historical perspective that is legitimate but i think she was making an argument about what happened in benghazi and that something suspicious had taken place. i was...
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. >> imagine if she were to pack a hair dresser on the awful plain we are all crime don. then we would be writing about -- the awful airplane we are all crammed on. then we would all be writing about the lavish expense. >> in some universities, only 10% of the teachers in the top four schools for science are female. what can we do to get more women in science, and why is it important? >> well, let's talk about why they are not there, first. what they're not there starts very early in terms of what women are exposed to, what the expectations are. and you know, it is a lot of hard work. not the people do not work hard in everything, as we have heard, but science is a funny business. you do not always see the limelight. public affirmation is not there. unless one becomes an entrepreneur or something like that. a lot of what happens with women is going to happen within the community within which they work. a lot of times, attitudes and reinforced. i think what needs to happen is that we need to try to reach young women early. we have to affirm them. we have to value science a
. >> imagine if she were to pack a hair dresser on the awful plain we are all crime don. then we would be writing about -- the awful airplane we are all crammed on. then we would all be writing about the lavish expense. >> in some universities, only 10% of the teachers in the top four schools for science are female. what can we do to get more women in science, and why is it important? >> well, let's talk about why they are not there, first. what they're not there starts very...